Flight restart date for Saint John Airport pushed back, more airlines added
From CBC News – link to source story Air Canada flights now scheduled to return on June 30, with a total of five airlines set to hit the runway Marie Sutherland · CBC News · May 25, 2021 The restart date for flights out of Saint John Airport has been pushed back again ahead of New Brunswick’s reopening-plan announcements, […]
Minister of Transport introduces new funding programs to support Canada’s airports
OTTAWA, ON, May 11, 2021 /CNW/ – The global COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the air sector in Canada. Airports have been significantly affected, experiencing major decreases in traffic over the past 15 months. Despite these consequences, airports have played a crucial role since the start of the pandemic by continuing to provide essential air services, […]
Sunwing announces winter flight schedule from regional gateways across Atlantic Canada
Tour operator to offer weekly flights from Halifax, Moncton, Saint John, Fredericton, St. John’s, Deer Lake and Gander TORONTO, April 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sunwing is making it easier for residents of Atlantic Canada to head back to the tropics this winter, with convenient weekly flights from regional gateways across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick […]
Details of Financial Support to Air Canada
From: Department of Finance Canada | 12 April 2021 Backgrounder The government’s financial support to Air Canada is being provided under the Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility (LEEFF). The Canada Enterprise Emergency Funding Corporation (CEEFC) has committed to provide $4 billion in repayable loans and an equity investment in Air Canada of $500 million in newly-issued Class […]
Air Canada, Flair planning June 1 restart in Saint John, airport says
From CBC News – link to source story Porter Airlines also expected to return as airport gears up for commercial flight restart Marie Sutherland · CBC News · Posted: Mar 25, 2021 Air Canada flights could be back on the runway at Saint John Airport by June. In an interview Thursday, Saint John Airport acting CEO Greg Hierlihy said the […]
Saint John Airport CEO Says $15-Million Modernization Project Key To Future Growth
From Huddle Today – link to source story Mar 8, 2021 by Ben Burnett Saint John Airport president and CEO Derrick Stanford. Image: Submitted SAINT JOHN – The Saint John Airport will say goodbye to its president and CEO, Derrick Stanford, this week. Stanford was appointed to the position in 2016 and oversaw several years of […]
Almost 100 workers laid off at Air Canada call centre in Saint John
From CBC News – link to source story 98 workers at Millidgeville centre receive layoff notices, part of sweeping Air Canada cuts Marie Sutherland · CBC News · Posted: Feb 17, 2021 Almost 100 employees have received layoff notices at the Air Canada call centre in Millidgeville amid sweeping, company-wide cuts announced by Air Canada in January. The latest layoff notices, […]
Saint John Airport’s CEO is leaving. Here’s what you should, and shouldn’t, read into that
From CBC News – link to source story Derrick Stanford, who has presided over 4 years of growth and a pandemic, says YSJ is poised for recovery Marie Sutherland · CBC News · Posted: Feb 17, 2021 Outgoing Saint John Airport CEO Derrick Stanford has a message for anyone who might be alarmed by his decision to resign: don’t be. […]
Flair Airlines expands with eight new destinations across Canada
ULCC to bring low fare air travel to 18 cities by August, filling voids left by legacy carriers and ensuring affordable travel options are available for Canadians February 10, 2021 06:00 ET | Source: Flair Airlines Edmonton, Alberta, Feb. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Flair Airlines, Canada’s only independent ultra low-cost carrier (ULCC), is expanding service and will […]
As flight service collapses in Atlantic Canada under strain of COVID-19, some worry the region’s being cut off from the rest of the country
From The Toronto Star – link to source story By Steve McKinley, Halifax Bureau ~ Wed., Jan. 20, 2021 We are in the depths of it right now. The COVID-19 pandemic has uprooted and locked down our lives. But as a vaccination effort continues across Canada, there is hope that, in the months ahead, things will […]